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`unit-test` builder resolves include paths relative to sourceRoot instead of project root, breaking secondary entry points tests

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Description

### Command

test

### Is this a regression?

- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

### The previous version in which this bug was not present was

_No response_

### Description

When using the `@angular/build:unit-test` builder in a library project that contains Secondary Entry Points (sub-packages), the builder incorrectly resolves the glob patterns defined in the `include` array (inside `angular.json`) relative to the project's `sourceRoot` (usually `.../src`) instead of the project's root.

Because the unit-test builder anchors include patterns to `sourceRoot`, it cannot discover test files located in secondary entry points unless developers use relative path traversal (for example, `../my-sub-package/**/*.spec.ts`).

### Minimal Reproduction

Create an Angular library project.
2. Generate a secondary entry point inside the library root (for example, `projects/my-lib/my-sub-package/`).
3. Add a unit test inside the secondary entry point:

```text
projects/my-lib/my-sub-package/my-sub.spec.ts
```

4. Configure the test target in `angular.json` using `@angular/build:unit-test`:

```json
{
"options": {
"include": [
"**/*.spec.ts",
"my-sub-package/**/*.spec.ts"
],
"tsConfig": "projects/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json"
}
}
```

5. Run:

```bash
ng test
```

### Exception or Error

The builder should resolve the `include` patterns relative to the project's root, or otherwise recognize ng-packagr secondary entry points, allowing patterns such as:

```json
{
"include": [
"**/*.spec.ts",
"my-sub-package/**/*.spec.ts"
]
}
```

to correctly match test files located in:

```text
projects/my-lib/my-sub-package/
```

### Workaround

Currently, developers must escape the `sourceRoot` directory by using a parent path segment in `angular.json`:

```json
{
"options": {
"include": [
"**/*.spec.ts",
"../my-sub-package/**/*.spec.ts"
],
"tsConfig": "projects/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json"
}
}
```

### Your Environment

```text
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/ \ _ __ __ _ _ _| | __ _ _ __ / ___| | |_ _|
/ △ \ | '_ \ / _` | | | | |/ _` | '__| | | | | | |
/ ___ \| | | | (_| | |_| | | (_| | | | |___| |___ | |
/_/ \_\_| |_|\__, |\__,_|_|\__,_|_| \____|_____|___|
|___/

Angular CLI : 22.0.4
Angular : 22.0.2
Node.js : 24.16.0
Package Manager : npm 11.13.0
Operating System : linux x64

┌───────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┐
│ Package │ Installed Version │ Requested Version │
├───────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┤
│ @angular/animations │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/build │ 22.0.4 │ ^22.0.4 │
│ @angular/cli │ 22.0.4 │ ^22.0.4 │
│ @angular/common │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/compiler │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/compiler-cli │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/core │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/forms │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/localize │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/platform-browser │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/platform-browser-dynamic │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/router │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ @angular/service-worker │ 22.0.2 │ ^22.0.2 │
│ ng-packagr │ 22.0.0 │ ^22.0.0 │
│ rxjs │ 7.8.2 │ ~7.8.2 │
│ typescript │ 6.0.3 │ ^6.0.3 │
│ vitest │ 4.1.9 │ ^4.1.9 │
│ zone.js │ 0.16.2 │ ^0.16.2 │
└───────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┘
```

### Anything else relevant?

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by running the minimal reproduction with the @angular/build:unit-test builder and inspect how its include patterns from angular.json are resolved. Verify the behavior with a library containing the shown my-sub-package/**/*.spec.ts path. Done means patterns resolve from the project root and ng test discovers tests in secondary entry points without ../ path traversal.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
angular, typescript
Domain
build-system, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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